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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-83A153
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1530
Date to: AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.76 mm
Weight: 1.12 g
Diameter: 19.52 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th September 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VIII DG R AGL Z FRA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee, EL beside shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS EBORACI
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Near Steyning
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 112 | 1807 |
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